Thoughts on the creative process

Or: Why I Learned to Love the Details

Everything I do is about connecting real people and real moments from the offline world to the online world. I am fascinated with the process of creative arts. But I believe that process should be demystified.

I'm making a documentary on photography that will break down the creative process, while giving you an all-access look into the life of three professional photographers.

The documentary is a look into the question: "In the age of Instagram, what sets a professional photographer apart?"

I know that's a ridiculous question, but there are photographers and filmmakers that believe better equipment will make them better at what they do.

As I was sharing my project on Twitter, I connected with Francis Dierick, who replied:

"My two cents: what sets apart the artist from the instagrammer is a love for the *process* rather than the result."

He also has a blog post titled Preserve the Process that, at it's core, is really about what I aim to explore. With my video work, I'm simply capturing what's around me. But it's this way of looking at things, this perspective and process that I continue to devleop that allows me to notice things other people are too busy to see. And when I get to have these brief moments of connection with real people, sharing moments that they missed, or didn't get to experience, or experienced from a different perspective, that's why I do what I do.

With this documentary, if funding is successful and I get to make the film, I hope to capture that process. I want to break down what three successful and passionate photographers are doing that sets their work apart. And by placing a supreme value on this process, I believe we can all learn something together. If this is successful, I'm not stopping at photography. Who's with me?